Mandatory judicial recounts will happen in two B.C. ridings, further prolonging the province’s nail-bitingly close 2024 election and potentially impacting the outcome.
Elections B.C. announced recounts in the Surrey-Guildford and Kelowna Centre ridings Monday, after the final vote count was complete and signalled a win for the B.C. NDP.
“A judicial recount is conducted by the Supreme Court of British Columbia and may include some or all of the ballots and certification envelopes for an election,” said a news release.
If the winners in the two races are unchanged by the judicial recount, the NDP will have the 47 seats needed for a majority.
But when will those recounts happen and when will British Columbians know the results?
The answer, which many will likely find unsatisfying, is that it’s too soon to know for certain.
The timeline for a judicial recount is laid out in the province’s Elections Act. The …